THE CHILDISH FILM FESTIVAL AT M-SPIFF APRIL 1-16, 2005
Allow one hour for films and discussion time. Films and videos with subtitles will be read aloud on stage.
EVERYDAY CHILDREN(program for GRADES K-2)Enternaining, Humanist, non-fiction and fiction shorts about the daily lives of young children from around the globe
(Eva Saks, 2005, USA, 16mm>DVD, 3 min.)
Should you feed your car a banana? A comic and slightly scientific short about food and energy.
(Eva Saks, 2005, USA, 16mm>DVD, 2 min.)
Two brothers call each other names, until they actually do “get each other’s goats”.
(Koyalee Chanda, 2003, USA, Beta SP, 6min.)
How do you cure hiccups? A Chinese-American girl and her mother take advice from the colorful people of N.Y.C.
(Eva Saks, 2005, USA, 16mm>DVD, 2min.)
Kylie Goldstein was born in China... now she's part of an American family. Kylie tells her own story in this short and sweet documentary.
(Eva Saks, 2004, USA, 16mm>DVD, 2 min.)
A fable about friendship. Zora is lonely because people think their clothes are funny. Then she finds a special friend.
(Cassandre Hormez & Francois Lechauchois, France, Beta w/subtitles, 13 min.)
One of the universal rights of children is to play. Meet a group of kids (age 7-11) from Kosovo and learn some of their school yard games.
(Bianca Aguerre, 2003, Mexico, 35mm, 10 min.)
A surprisingly playful story made in claynation by the children of migrant farm workers about their daily lives and dreams
(Eva Saks, USA, 2003, 35mm, 8 min.)
The uptight parents of an extremely messy little girl invite Grandfather to impose some discipline. Instead, he brings her on a delightful cross-cultutral adventure that affirms her true nature.